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    Robert Pollard, Etc.

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    great track ...

     

    most of bob's best recent tracks are mid-tempo (the blondes, butler stands for all of us, miles under the skin, no island, circle saw boys club, etc.)

     

    doesn't this one start with the exact same chord as miles under the skin?

     

    good stuff

     

    Just the opening chord, but that's the extent of it. The second chord in Miles is a third, where Question Girl moves a half-step. Great track tho.

    "all right the coastline"

     

    Pre-ordering is available now...

     

    Done !

    Whats your favorite "fuck you" song?

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    XTC - Your Dictionary

     

    H-A-T-E

    Is that how you spell love in your dictionary

    K-I-C-K

    Pronounced as kind

    F-U-C-K

    Is that how you spell friend in your dictionary

    Black on black

    A guidebook for the blind

     

    Well now that I can see my eyes won't weep

    Now that I can hear your song sounds cheap

    Now that I can talk all your corn I'll reap

    I'm not so sure that Joey wed a Virgin Mary

    There are no words for me inside your dictionary

     

    S-L-A-P

    Is that how you spell kiss in your dictionary

    C-O-L-D

    Pronounced as care

    S-H-I-T

    Is that how you spelt me in your dictionary

    Four-eyed fool

    You led 'round everywhere

     

    Now that I can see it's the queen's new clothes

    Now that I can hear all your poison prose

    Now that I can talk with my tongue unfroze

    I'm not so sure of Santa or the buck tooth fairy

    There are no words for me inside your dictionary

     

    Now your laughter has a hollow ring

    But the hollow ring has no finger in

    So let's close the book and let the day begin

    And our marriage be undone

    Robert Pollard, Etc.

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    My 250 Favorite Robert Pollard Songs

    1. Bright Paper Werewolves, GBV (Under the Bushes, Under the Stars)

    2. Liar’s Tale, GBV (Self-Inflicted Aerial Nostalgia)

    3. Death of the Party, Keene Brothers (Blues and Boogie Shoes)

    4. Carnival at the Morningstar School, GBV (30 Songs)

    5. Edison’s Memos, Robert Pollard and his Soft Rock Renegades (Choreographed Man of War)

    6. I Am a Scientist, GBV (I Am a Scientiest EP)

    7. Huffman Prairie Flying Fields, GBV (Half Smiles)

    8. Release the Sunbird, Robert Pollard (Not in my Air Force)

    9. Motor Away, GBV (Alien Lanes)

    10. Smothered in Hugs, GBV (Bee Thousand)

    11. My Impression Now, GBV (Fast Japanese Spin Cycle)

    12. Miles under the Skin, Robert Pollard (C2C)

    13. Tractor Rape Chain, GBV (Bee Thousand)

    14. Subspace Biographies, Robert Pollard (Waved Out)

    15. Wondering Boy Poet, GBV (Suitcase 1)

    16. Sad if I Lost It, GBV (Mag Earwhig!)

    17. Surgical Focus, GBV (Do the Collapse)

    18. Storm Vibrations, GBV (Universal Truths and Cycles)

    19. If We Wait, GBV (Sunfish Holy Breakfast)

    20. Harrison Adams, Robert Pollard (Motel of Fools)

    21. Love Is Stronger than Witchcraft, Robert Pollard (From a Compound Eye)

    22. Heavy Metal Country, GBV (Sunfish Holy Breakfast)

    23. Time Machines, Lexo and the Leapers (Ask Them)

    24. Choking Tara (creamy), GBV (Matador Records 10th Anniversary)

    25. Redmen and their Wives, GBV (Under the Bushes, Under the Stars)

    26. Hardcore UFOs, GBV (Bee Thousand)

    27. I'm Cold, GBV (Suitcase 1)

    28. Titus and Strident Wet Nurse, GBV (Colonel Jeffrey Pumpernickel)

    29. I Am Decided (alt. version), GBV (30 Songs)

    30. Sometimes I Cry, GBV (Forever since Breakfast)

    31. The Official Ironmen Rally Song, GBV (Under the Bushes, Under the Stars)

    32. No Island, Robert Pollard (The Crawling Distance)

    33. Stumbling Blocks to Stepping Stones (acoustic version), GBV (30 Songs)

    34. Things that I Will Keep, GBV (Do the Collapse)

    35. Everybody Thinks I'm a Raincloud (When I'm not Looking), GBV (Half Smiles)

    36. Mascara Snakes, GBV/Phantom Tollbooth (Beard of Lightning)

    37. Be it not for the Serpentine Rain Dodger, The Takeovers (Turn to Red)

    38. Beauty of the Draft, Keene Brothers (Blues and Boogie Shoes)

    39. Dayton Ohio, 19-Something-and-5, GBV (Selective Service Split)

    40. Fresh Threats, Salad Shooters and Zip Guns, Robert Pollard (From a Compound Eye)

    41. Game of Pricks, GBV (Alien Lanes)

    42. Stifled Man Casino, Airport 5 (Tower in the Fountain of Sparks)

    43. U.S. Mustard Company, Robert Pollard (From a Compound Eye)

    44. Sweeping Bones (demo), GBV (30 Songs)

    45. Slick as Snails, Robert Pollard and Doug Gillard (Speak Kindly)

    46. Stingy Queens, GBV (30 Songs)

    47. 14 Cheerleader Cold Front, GBV (Propeller)

    48. Flat Beauty, Robert Pollard (Not in my Air Force)

    49. Lightshow, Robert Pollard (From a Compound Eye)

    50. Real, GBV (Wish in one Hand EP)

    51. Christian Animation Torch Carriers, GBV (Universal Truths and Cycles)

    52. Girls of Wild Strawberries, GBV (Half Smiles)

    53. Not Behind the Fighter Jet, GBV (Mag Earwhig!)

    54. Gold Heart Mountaintop Queen Directory, GBV (Bee Thousand)

    55. Fair Touching, Lexo and the Leapers (Ask Them)

    56. Trial of Affliction and Light Sleeping, Fiction Man (Robert Pollard)

    57. Recovering, Robert Pollard (From a Compound Eye)

    58. Sons of Apollo, GBV (Half Smiles)

    59. Twilight Campfighter, GBV (Isolation Drills)

    60. A Trophy Mule in Particular, GBV (Earthquake Glue)

    61. Dig through my Window, GBV (The Pipe Dreams of Instant Prince Whippet)

    62. Back to the Lake, GBV (Universal Truths and Cycles)

    63. The Enemy, GBV (Isolation Drills)

    64. Uncle Dave, GBV (Grifters Split)

    65. Underwater Explosions, GBV (Under the Bushes, Under the Stars)

    66. Little Lines, GBV (Mag Earwhig!)

    67. Why Did you Land?, GBV (Official Ironmen Rally Song)

    68. Wrecking Now, GBV (Do the Collapse)

    69. Gold, Robert Pollard (From a Compound Eye)

    70. Circle Saw Boys Club, Robert Pollard (Silverfish Trivia Working Version #1)

    71. Maggie Turns to Flies, Robert Pollard (Not in My Air Force)

    72. Girl Named Captain, Robert Pollard (Not in My Air Force)

    73. Make Use, Robert Pollard (Waved Out)

    74. Everywhere with Helicopter, GBV (Universal Truths and Cycles)

    75. Gold Star for Robot Boy, GBV (Bee Thousand)

    76. Serious Bird Woman (You Turn me On), Robert Pollard (Normal Happiness)

    77. Now to War, GBV (Mag Earwhig!)

    78. The Blondes, Robert Pollard (Off to Business)

    79. Red Ink Superman, Robert Pollard (Motel of Fools)

    80. Starts at the River, Lifeguards (Mist King Urth)

    81. Second Spurt of Growth, GBV (Half Smiles)

    82. Alone, Stinking and Unafraid, Ask Them (Lexo and the Leapers)

    83. Echos Myron, GBV (Bee Thousand)

    84. Drag Days, GBV (Under the Bushes, Under the Stars)

    85. Chasing Heather Crazy, GBV (Isolation Drills)

    86. I Feel Gone Again, Robert Pollard (Normal Happiness)

    87. Invisible Train to Earth, GBV (Suitcase 2)

    88. Pretty Bombs, GBV (Universal Truths and Cycles)

    89. My Valuable Hunting Knife, GBV (Alien Lanes)

    90. Jane of the Waking Universe, GBV (Mag Earwhig!)

    91. Captain’s Dead, GBV (Devil between my Toes)

    92. Lord of Overstock, GBV (Under the Bushes, Under the Stars)

    93. Man Called Aerodynamics, GBV (Under the Bushes, Under the Stars)

    94. How Loft I Am, GBV (Same Place the Fly Got Smashed)

    95. Colossus Crawls West, GBV (Mag Earwhig!)

    96. Ester's Day, GBV (Bee Thousand)

    97. The Key Losers, GBV (Tonics and Twisted Chasers)

    98. Lariat Man, GBV (Scalping the Guru)

    99. Sucker of Pistol City, GBV (Plugs for the Program)

    100. Lonely Town, GBV (Suitcase 2)

    101. The Right Thing, Robert Pollard (From a Compound Eye)

    102. Gleemer (the Deeds of Fertile Jim), GBV (Bee Thousand)

    103. A Good Flying Bird, GBV (Alien Lanes)

    104. Apparent the Red Angus, Circus Devils (Ringworm Interiors)

    105. Headache Revolution, Robert Pollard (TVT Records web site)

    106. Acorns and Orioles, GBV (Under the Bushes, Under the Stars)

    107. Go for the Exit, Boston Spaceships (Brown Submarine)

    108. Life of a Wife, Robert Pollard (Coast to Coast Carpet of Love)

    109. Big School, GBV (Static Airplane Jive)

    110. As we go up we go Down, GBV (Alien Lanes)

    111. Quicksilver, Robert Pollard (Not in my Air Force)

    112. Decide Now, GBV (Alien Lanes)

    113. Downed, GBV (Best of Jill Hives Single)

    114. The Hard Way, GBV (Same Place the Fly Got Smashed)

    115. Folded Claws, Robert Pollard (Standard Gargoyle Decisions)

    116. Free of this World, GBV (Best of Jill Hives CD Single)

    117. Catherine from Mid-October, Robert Pollard (Zoom)

    118. Cheyenne, GBV (Universal Truths and Cycles)

    119. Frequent Weaver Who Burns, Robert Pollard and Doug Gillard (Speak Kindly)

    120. Best of Jill Hives, GBV (Earthquake Glue)

    121. Industrial Morning, GBV (30 Songs)

    122. Jesus the Clockwork, Psycho and the Birds (All that is Holy)

    123. Big Boring Wedding, GBV (Under the Bushes, Under the Stars)

    124. Chief Barrel Belly, GBV (Self-Inflicted Aerial Nostalgia)

    125. Powerblessings, Robert Pollard (demo)

    126. Tight Globes, Robert Pollard and Doug Gillard (Speak Kindly)

    127. Zoom (It Happens all Over the World), Robert Pollard (Zoom)

    128. Unspirited, GBV (Isolation Drills)

    129. Psychic Pilot Clocks Out, Robert Pollard (Not in my Air Force)

    130. Liquid Indian, GBV (Do the Collapse)

    131. Quality of Armor, GBV (Propeller)

    132. Dragons Awake, GBV (Do the Collapse)

    133. Blimps Go 90, GBV (Alien Lanes)

    134. Unleashed! The Large-Hearted Boy, GBV (Propeller)

    135. Gratification to Concrete, Robert Pollard (Off to Business)

    136. Running off with the Fun City Girls, GBV (GBV.com)

    137. Every Word in the World (full-band version), GBV (30 More Songs)

    138. Circling Motorhead Mountain, Lexo and the Leapers (Ask Them)

    139. Blatant Doom Trip, GBV (Same Place the Fly Got Smashed)

    140. Don’t Stop Now, GBV (Under the Bushes, Under the Stars)

    141. Drinker’s Peace, GBV (Same Place the Fly Got Smashed)

    142. Father Is Good, Psycho and the Birds (All that is Holy)

    143. Queen of Cans and Jars, GBV (Bee Thousand)

    144. Burns Carpenter, Man of Science, Airport 5 (Tower in the Fountain of Sparks)

    145. The Ascended Masters Grog Shop, GBV (I Am a Tree CD Single)

    146. Pantherz, GBV (Power of Suck)

    147. Bull Spears, Circle Devils (The Harold Pig Memorial0

    148. Father Sgt. Christmas Card, GBV (Universal Truths and Cycles)

    149. Run (Speak Like Men), demo, GBV (30 Songs)

    150. Back to Saturn X, GBV (Hardcore UFOs)

    151. Over the Neptune/Mesh Gear Fox, GBV (Propeller)

    152. Look at your Life, The Moping Swans (Lightninghead to Coffee Pot)

    153. Navigating Flood Regions, GBV (Self-Inflicted Aerial Nostalgia)

    154. Pattern Girl, Circus Devils (Sgt. Disco)

    155. Sing it Out, GBV (Suitcase 1)

    156. 7th Level Shutdown, Robert Pollard / Soft Rock Renegades (Man of War)

    157. Visit this Place, GBV (Pipe Dreams of Instant Prince Whippet)

    158. Your Name is Wild, GBV (Under the Bushes, Under the Stars)

    159. Waved Out, Robert Pollard (Waved Out)

    160. Avalanche Aminos, GBV (Hold on Hope EP)

    161. Conquerer of the Moon, Robert Pollard (From a Compound Eye

    162. Shadow Port, Robert Pollard (Standard Gargoyle Decisions)

    163. Twilight Campfighter, GBV (Isolation Drills)

    164. Fly into Ashes, GBV (Hold on Hope EP)

    165. Dancing Men and Dancing Girls, Robert Pollard (From a Compound Eye)

    166. Skills like This, GBV (Isolation Drills)

    167. I'll Replace you with Machines, GBV (Earthquake Glue)

    168. I'm Dirty, Howling Wolf Orchestra (Speedtraps for the Bee Kingdom)

    169. In the Brain, Airport 5 (Selective Service Split)

    170. Mannequin's Complaint (Wax Dummy Meltdown), GBV (Bulldog Skin Single)

    171. Island of Lost Lucies, Keene Brothers (Blues and Boogie Shoes)

    172. It Is Devine, Go Back Snowball (Calling Zero)

    173. It’s Like Soul Man, GBV (Under the Bushes, Under the Stars)

    174. I Drove a Tank, Lexo and the Leapers (Ask Them)

    175. Get under It, Robert Pollard (Not in my Air Force)

    176. Little Whirl, GBV (Alien Lanes)

    177. My Kind of Soldier, GBV (Earthquake Glue)

    178. Peep Hole (early version), GBV (30 Songs)

    179. The Singing Razorblade, GBV (Bulldog Skin EP)

    180. Sister I Need Wine, GBV (Isolation Drills)

    181. Cocksoldiers and their Postwar Stubble, GBV (Sunfish Holy Breakfast)

    182. Sot, GBV (Vampire on Titus)

    183. Supernatural Car Lover, Robert Pollard (Normal Happiness)

    184. Teenage FBI (demo), GBV (Do the Collapse demos)

    185. Sensational Gravity Boy, GBV (Red Hot and Bothered)

    186.Universal Truths and Cycles, GBV (Universal Truths and Cycles)

    187. She Don't Know your Name, GBV (30 Songs)

    188. Crunch Pillow, GBV (King Shit and the Golden Boys)

    189. My Son Cool, GBV (Alien Lanes)

    190. She Goes around in your Head, GBV (30 Songs)

    191. Run Wild, GBV (Isolation Drills)

    192. She Goes off at Night, GBV (Earthquake Glue)

    193. I Am a Tree, GBV (Mag Earwhig!)

    194. Beaten by the Target, The Moping Swans (Lightninghead to Coffee Pot)

    195. Scissors and the Clay Ox, GBV (30 Songs)

    196. Feathering Clueless, Airport 5 (Tower in the Fountain of Sparks)

    197. I'd Choose You, GBV (Suitcase 2)

    198. Jabberstroker, GBV (Sunfish Holy Breakfast)

    199. Picture me Big-Time, GBV (Do the Collapse)

    200. She Wants to Know, GBV (Forever since Breakfast)

    201. Mammoth Cave, GBV (Same Place the Fly Got Smashed)

    202. Heaven’s Gate, Keene Brothers (Blues and Boogie Shoes)

    203. Instrument Beetle, Robert Pollard / Soft Rock Renegades (Choreographed Man of War)

    204. Met her at a Séance, Robert Pollard (Silverfish Trivia Working Version #1)

    205. Salty Salute, GBV (Alien Lanes)

    206. Scissors, GBV (King Shit and the Golden Boys)

    207. Total Exposure, Airport 5 (Tower in the Fountain of Sparks)

    208. Trap Door Soul, GBV (Sandbox)

    209. War and Wedding, Airport 5

    210. Pink Gun, GBV (Clown Prince of the Menthol Trailer EP)

    211. Saga of the Elk, Robert Pollard (Motel of Fools)

    212. Love Hurts, Robert Pollard and Kim Deal (Immortal/Epic Soundtrax)

    213. Tattered Lily (demo), Robert Pollard (Rich Turiel download)

    214. To Remake the Young Flyer, GBV (Under the Bushes, Under the Stars)

    215. Tropical Robots, GBV (Hold on Hope EP)

    216. Will you Show me your Gold?, Lexo and the Leapers (Ask Them)

    217. “Wished I Was a Giant”, GBV (Vampire on Titus)

    218. Piss along you Bird, Robert Pollard (Silverfish Trivia Working Version #1)

    219. That Ain't No Good, GBV (Suitcase 2)

    220. Main Street Wizards, GBV (Earthquake Glue)

    221. Late Night Scamerica, Psycho and the Birds (All that is Holy)

    222. Ex-Supermodel, GBV (Alien Lanes)

    223. Hold on Hope, GBV (Do the Collapse)

    224. Pendulum, GBV (Same Place the Fly Got Smashed)

    225. Soul Train College Policeman, Robert Pollard and Doug Gillard (Speak Kindly)

    226. Wire Greyhounds, GBV (Universal Truths and Cycles)

    227. Color Coat Drawing, GBV (Suitcase 2)

    228. Pop Zeus, Robert Pollard and Doug Gillard (Speak Kindly)

    229. All Men are Freezing, Robert Pollard (Music for "Bubble")

    230. Exit Flagger, GBV (Propeller)

    231. Lost upon Us, Keene Brothers (Blues and Boogie Shoes)

    232. Kickboxer Lightning, Robert Pollard / Soft Rock Renegades (Choreographed Man of War)

    233. Closer you Are, GBV (Alien Lanes)

    234. Vault of Moons, Robert Pollard (Motel of Fools)

    235. Secret Star, GBV (Earthquake Glue)

    236. There Are other Worlds, GBV (Rarities fan comp)

    237. Somewhere, Sometime, Billy Ray Human (Suitcase 2)

    238. Car Language, GBV (Universal Truths and Cycles)

    239. Insane/Cool It, The Takeovers (Turn to Red)

    240. Shocker in Gloomtown, GBV (The Grand Hour EP)

    241. Buzzards and Dreadful Crows, GBV (Bee Thousand)

    242. Time, Time, Time, GBV (unreleased)

    243. Enon Beach, Psycho and the Birds (We’ve Moved)

    244. Circle of Trim, Airport 5 (Tower in the Fountain of Sparks)

    245. Citizen Fighter, Robert Pollard / Soft Rock Renegades (Choreographed Man of War)

    246. Shoddy Clothes, GBV (Suitcase 2)

    247. Beat your Wings, GBV (Earthquake Glue)

    248. Aim Correctly, GBV (GBV / Cobra Verde Split)

    249, Solid Gold Animal Collection, Yummy Ropes (Suitcase 2)

    250. My Will, The Takeovers (Bad Football)

     

    Great job Hardwood Floor. Time and effort appreciated. I have a Top 100, but nothing like this. Wow.

     

    >>>>213. Tattered Lily (demo), Robert Pollard (Rich Turiel download)

     

    Did Rich post this on the website or on DTS ?

    Robert Pollard, Etc.

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    the dayton mafia says that about every record bob puts out. and then it turns out to be crap. "off to business" was supposed to be as good as anything he'd ever done. and wasn't "elephant jokes" supposed to be "the next alien lanes?" give me a break, gys. comparing any of these completely disposable records to alien lanes is an insult to gbv.

     

    i keep buying them, but i will be stunned if bob ever puts out another record that's half as good as FaCE. sad to see a guy i consider the greatest songwriter ever tarnishing his legacy like this.

     

     

     

    Be it not for the serpentine rain dodger is actually the title, and it's a very old track that first popped up on a fan comp called "30 Songs" with just bob & guitar

     

    the takeovers version is chris slusarenko's treatment - adding drums and bass and some more guitar to the existing track. great stuff but dates back to early 1990s

     

    I find it a waste of time to keep comparing everything to his '92-'97 period. It just won't measure up. I feel part of the charm of that era was the whole lo-fi thing and recording out of the pressure of circumstance and condition. Is 'Off To Business" as good as those aforementioned records, including FaCE ? No, but there are 3-4 songs I'd rather have than not. I do like 'Elephant Jokes' quite a bit and find it to have a lot in common with The Keene Bros record. It may not be as consistent but there are certainly 7-8 good 'rock' songs present.

     

    That being said, I'd love an MP3 (PM please) of Bobby & guitar = 'The Rain Dodger'.

     

    - P.A.L. (an underrated Pollard 'classic')

    Robert Pollard, Etc.

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    Last track on Brown Submarine.

     

    I'll have to do a top 50 or 100. It will be heavily dominated by the holy trinity (B000, AL,& UTBUTS). But for now, I'll jump in and grade the solo albums and some of the off-the-beaten-path records that I have. Most of these I have gotten in the year or so since Brown Submarine has been released to see what I've missed. As you can tell from the grades, I didn't miss much.

     

     

    C- Normal Happiness

    F Standard Gargoyle Decisions

    F Coast to Coast Carpet of Love

    F- Superman is a Rocker

    C+ Off to Business

    D The Crawling Distance

    C Elephant Jokes

    A- Brown Submarine

    A- Planets are Blasted

    ??? Zero to 99 (Like everyone else, haven't heard it)

    F Sgt. Disco

    F Ataxia

    B- Gringo

    D+ Jar of Jam Ton of Bricks

    C Suitcase 2

    A+ Zoom

    D Bubble

    D- Silverfish Trivia

    A+ Blues and Boogie Shoes

    C+ Bad Football

    C Turn to Red

    F All that is Holy

    F We've Moved

    F Great Houdini Wasn't So Great

    D- As Forever

    B+ Crickets

    B Moon

    C Austin City Limits

    A+ From a Compound Eye

     

    Zero to 99 (Like everyone else, haven't heard it)

    >>>>I've heard from a couple people in the Pollard 'camp' that this will be the best one yet.

     

    C(grade) = Turn to Red

    >>>>The Takeovers record prolly does deserve a 'C' rating, but there is one track deep into the record, sounding like it was recorded on a 2-track, bounced back 'n' forth which is as good as any classic Pollard track circa Alien Lanes/B1000 = 'Be It Not For The Serpentine Dodger'

    Robert Pollard, Etc.

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    Last track on Brown Submarine.

     

    I'll have to do a top 50 or 100. It will be heavily dominated by the holy trinity (B000, AL,& UTBUTS). But for now, I'll jump in and grade the solo albums and some of the off-the-beaten-path records that I have. Most of these I have gotten in the year or so since Brown Submarine has been released to see what I've missed. As you can tell from the grades, I didn't miss much.

     

     

    C- Normal Happiness

    F Standard Gargoyle Decisions

    F Coast to Coast Carpet of Love

    F- Superman is a Rocker

    C+ Off to Business

    D The Crawling Distance

    C Elephant Jokes

    A- Brown Submarine

    A- Planets are Blasted

    ??? Zero to 99 (Like everyone else, haven't heard it)

    F Sgt. Disco

    F Ataxia

    B- Gringo

    D+ Jar of Jam Ton of Bricks

    C Suitcase 2

    A+ Zoom

    D Bubble

    D- Silverfish Trivia

    A+ Blues and Boogie Shoes

    C+ Bad Football

    C Turn to Red

    F All that is Holy

    F We've Moved

    F Great Houdini Wasn't So Great

    D- As Forever

    B+ Crickets

    B Moon

    C Austin City Limits

    A+ From a Compound Eye

     

     

    I agree with most of your ratings. As for the holy trinity, I agree....and may I add Propeller, Mag Earwig, Isolation Drills, and on and on and on and on.

     

    This is a current mix of 'up' material post FaCE - NH.

     

    Things Have Changed (Down in Mexico City) - Elephant Jokes

    Stiff Me - Elephant Jokes

    Symbols and Heads - Elephant Jokes

    Miles Under The Skin - Coast To Coast Carpet Of Love

    Johnny Optimist - Elephant Jokes

    Heavy Crown - Planets Are Blasted

    Gratification To Concrete - Off To Business

    Go For The Exit - Brown Submarine

    Canned Food Demons - Planets Are Blasted

    Death of The Party - Blues and Boogie Shoes

    Queen Of Stormy Weather - Planets Are Blasted

    Jimmy - Elephant Jokes

    No Island - The Crawling Distance

    The Original Heart - Is Off To Business

    The Killers - Standard Gargoyle Decisions

    Beauty of the Draft - Blues and Boogie Shoes

    Winston's Atomic Bird - Brown Submarine

    The Naked Wall - Blues and Boogie Shoes

    (All You Need) To Know - Elephant Jokes

    Wealth And Hell-Being - Is Off To Business

     

    If he released a 55 minute record like the comp above he would be hailed as the second coming.

    Robert Pollard, Etc.

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

     

    Elephant Jokes has 5-7 tracks that rock and are as good as anything he's done since FaCE.

     

     

     

    B Normal Happiness

    C- Standard Gargoyle Decisions

    B+ Coast to Coast Carpet of Love

    F Superman is a Rocker

    A- Off to Business

    D The Crawling Distance

    B+ Elephant Jokes

    C Brown Submarine

    B Planets are Blasted

    ? Zero to 99 (haven't heard it yet)

    D Sgt. Disco

    D Ataxia

    B Gringo

    Robert Pollard, Etc.

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    I'd hold off Todd as there are only a couple of good songs. The songs Richard recorded were left as is and just added to the record. That was basically the extent of their collaboration. That said, Richard's 'Grapes of Wrath' is one of the best songs on the record.

    Son Volt

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    Roll On, No Turning Back, & Pushed Too Far get me like the above do.

     

    As stated in a previous post, I'd include Dust of Daylight in that exclusive group of Windfall, Tear-Stained Eye & Methamphetamine.

     

    That said, Roll On & Pushed To Far are not far behind.

    Son Volt

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    All of the new stuff just feels weird to me. When I listen to "Down To The Wire" it is like he doesn't care at all about phrasing or pacing or anything it is just word jumble over the top of decent tunes.

     

    After listening to Dust of Daylight, I dont understand how you could feel that way. It's a near perfect song, which in my opinion will be recognized over time alongside Windfall, Tear-Stained Eye and Methamphetamine as "classics" from the Farrar oeuvre.

    Son Volt

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    Dear Stephen @ Pitchfork,

    You need to listen to the record 5 or 6 more times. Then enroll in a course on non-fiction writing. Then punch a clock for a few years to gain life experience. Then scam free records from your day job. Then consider writing for a jerkwater music website. Then think better of it and slink off into the night.

    2009 So Far

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    01. son volt - american central dust

    02. el goodo - coyote

    03. tim easton - porcupine

    04. outrageous cherry - universal malcontents

    05. neko case - middle cyclone

    06. eels - hombre lobo

    07. telekinesis - telekinesis

    08. the milk & honey band - dog eared moonlight

    09. wilco - wilco (the album)

    10. m. ward - hold time

    11. vetiver - tight knit

    12. the heartless bastards - the mountain

    13. robert pollard - the crawling distance

    14. cheap star - speaking like an elephant

    15. dexateens - singlewide

    16. justin townes earle - midnight at the movies

    17. boston spaceships - planets are blasted

    18. dangermouse/sparklehorse - dark night of the soul

    19. hayden - the place where we lived

    20. roman candle - oh tall tree in the ear

    Jay Bennett R.I.P

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    from billybragg.co.uk

     

     

    Jay Bennett RIP

    26/05/09

    We are very sorry to have to report the death of Jay Bennett, the former Wilco member who worked with Billy on the hugely successful Mermaid Avenue albums.

     

    Jay, a multi-instrumentalist, died of unknown causes in his sleep at home in Illinois over the weekend.

     

    Billy said: "I'm very sorry to hear that Jay Bennett has passed away, aged just 45. He was a cat who could get the most beautiful music out of any instrument you put in front of him, which made him a real asset during the Mermaid Avenue sessions.

     

    "It was his playing on guitar and keyboards that, more than any of us, defined the sound of those records. He put his heart and soul into everything he played and his loss will be deeply felt among the musicians he worked with. My thoughts are with his family and friends."

     

    Grant Showbiz, who produced the Mermaid Avenue albums with Billy and Wilco, said: "Jay Bennett was a wonderful musician with an enormous brain. He was an integral part of the Mermaid Avenue sessions with his ready wit and his ability to pick up any instrument and make it sound great.

     

    "We had a large amount of gear set up in a circle around the central booths of Billy and Jeff, and Jay was pretty much 360 degrees involved with the instrumentation.

     

    "Billy and I called him 'The Cat In The Hat'... he had that mischievous other-worldlyness of a slightly eccentric professor. He will be sadly missed."

     

    Billy's manager, Peter Jenner, added: "Jay was a vital part of the team that put Mermaid Avenue together... He always seemed a key creative person. He could play many instruments and was always positive, innovative and creative on all of them, on any song.

     

    "I think we all enjoyed working with Jay, and we have all lost a fine musician and an open, warm human being. An unsung hero."

    Wilco (The Album Discussion w/ spoilers)

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    I think the idea was not that albums are mixed on shitty speakers, but that at some point during the process, some producers check their work on shitty speakers to make sure it sounds good on those, too.

     

    That's correct.

    "Real world" speakers are generally what's used when mixing records. When you want to get excited by the "sound" of the tracks, it's very common to switch to another set of speakers. While they sound generally horrible during playback, Yamaha NS-10's are still used for mixing records. The reason being tracks that sound good on playback tend to sound amazing in any other listening environment. That's one example. The obvious last resort is taking a disc out to the car to listen as well.

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